September 2013

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9/3/13
  • Opening Activity:
    • Get out literary terms flash cards and have out on desk.
    • Get out IR book and read silently.
  • Assign: Lit Terms powerpoint (google drive --> Literary terms folder -->title "First Name Last Initial Lit terms 1")
  • [Lit Terms Review Slideshow]
    1. When we have gone over the terms and ensured you have the correct definitions, CREATE a presentation for your literary terms in your "Literary Terms" folder
    2. Create a title slide with the name of the Lit Terms List (e.g. "Lit Terms 01") and your complete assignment heading (name, teacher, subject, date).
    3. On the next slides, use text and/or pictures to create an example of each lit term being used. Do NOT present the terms in the same order as the list, and do NOT include the answer on the slide. Be sure that your examples use proper spelling, punctuation, and grammar. DO make sure to create an example slide for every one.
    4. On your final slide, list the answers for each slide in order.
    5. Save your completed slideshow as First Name Last Initial Literary Terms 1


9/4/13
  • Opening Activity:
    • What similarities are you seeing between O Brother and the Odyssey so far?
  • O Brother, Where Art Thou?
  • Homework:
    • Lit Terms 1 powerpoint
    • 3rd Thursday letter

9/5/13
Due (3rd): Thursday Letters (google drive --> Thursday Letter folder --> titled "9/5/13")
  • Opening Activity:
  • Finish O Brother, Where Art Thou?
  • Lit Terms powerpoint work time
  • Homework:
    • Lit Terms 1 powerpoint

9/6/13
Due (All): Lit Terms 1 practice powerpoint (google drive --> Literary terms folder -->title "First Name Last Initial Lit terms 1")
3rd and 4th period



9/9/13




9/10/3

  • Opening Question:
    • How does your selected historical figure fit the hero cycle? (refer to stages of hero's journey)
  • Reliable sources mini-lesson
  • Hero's Journey work time
  • Lit Circle Letter.docx.doc
  • Homework
    • Hero's Journey project



9/11/13

  • Opening Activity:
    • Hero's Journey progress report
  • Turning the stages into questions
    • What was your hero's call to adventure?
    • Was there any sort of hesitation before taking on his/her mission?
    • What sort of preparation did he/she have to go through?
    • Were there any mentors/helpers?
    • What sort of obstacles did he/she face?
    • What was their "ultimate boon"?
    • How was the hero changed because of his/her journey?
    • Did he/she return to everyday life? If so, how was it?
  • Hero's Journey work time
  • Homework:
    • Hero's Journey project



9/12/13

Due (5th): Thursday letters

  • Opening Activity:
    • Get out computer and log into Engrade
    • Take out IR until all are ready
  • Lit Terms 1 test
  • Introduce Ignite Presentations
  • Ignite Planning Template
    • Create a folder in google drive titled "Hero Journey"
    • Put your notes document in your folder (titled Hero Journey Research notes)
    • Put your summaries in your folder along with your works cited (titled Hero Journey Research summaries)
    • Put your Ignite Notes Planner in this folder as well
  • Homework:
    • Ignite planning template



9/13/13

5th and clubs

  • IR time


9/16/13
Due (All): Ignite presentation notes and planning template
  • Opening Activity:
    • What makes a good presentation?
  • Presentation expectations
    • Professional dress
    • Rehearsed presentation (must have two SEPARATE notes from other people stating you practiced your presentation for them, signed and dated)
  • Ignite presentation work time
  • Homework:

9/17/13
Due (All): Ignite PPT by midnight. Email powerpoints to ece-hilary.wiltshire@student.cravencc.edu. Title your powerpoint First Name Last Initial Ignite- ex 'Hilary W Ignite")

9/18/13
  • Opening Activity: For your essay, answer the following questions: (next right hand blank page)
    • What is your essay about?
    • What does your author believe?
    • What is the TONE of the essay?
    • What do you notice about how your essay was written?
    • What type of support does your author use to support his/her belief?
    • How does your author connect with his/her audience?
  • This I Believe lit circle discussions
  • What do these essays have in common?
  • Hero Presentation practice/work time
  • Homework:
    • Practice Ignite Presentation

9/19/13
Due (3rd): Thursday Letter
  • Ignite presentation practice
  • Homework:
    • Practice ignite presentation

9/20/13
1st and 2nd period
  • Ignite Presentations


9/23/13
  • Literacy Circle Meetings
  • By the end of the period
    • Divide out reading for EVERY lit circle meeting (write homework pages on purple calendar)
    • Complete group contract and all sign
    • Assign roles for ALL group meetings
    Once this is complete:
    • Take Researcher Sheet and begin researching (due Wednesday)
    • Take Vocab sheet and keep with book
  • Homework:
    • Researcher Sheet
    • Read assigned reading
    • Complete summarizer AND your assigned role
    • Thursday Letter (5th)

9/24/13
  • Ignite Presentations
  • Homework:
    • Complete research for Literacy Circle Meeting on Wednesday
    • Thursday Letter (5th)

9/25/13
  • Opening Activity:
    • Get a "lit circle checker" sheet out
    • Take out research notes, summaries, and role sheets for meeting
    • Group leader: begin checking assignment completion
    • Group members: IR until all are ready
  • Literacy Circle Meetings
    • Begin with Discussion jumpstarter question 1
    • Continue into literacy circle discussion (start with research notes, then go into roles)
    • When finished: get role sheets for next discussion and remind group members what pages should be read for MONDAY's discussion
  • Homework:
    • Thursday Letter (5th)
    • Lit Circle prep for Monday

9/26/13
Due (5th): Thursday Letters
  • Announcements:
    • Literacy Circle Meetings- 200 pts (tests category)
    • Writer's Notebooks- (approx) 200 pts (participation category)
    • IR Project 1- 100 pts (papers/projects category)
    • Fever Dream- 50 pts (papers/projects category)
    • Thursday Letter- 20 pts (prep work category)

  • Independent Reading Project Work time

  • Homework:
    • IR projects due October 3rd
    • Lit circle prep for Monday

9/27/13
3rd and 4th period
  • Literacy Circle meeting
  • Homework:
    • IR projects due October 3rd (next Thursday)
    • Lit circle prep for Monday

9/30/13
  • Opening Activity
    • Get out summaries, task sheets, etc for lit circles.
    • Group leaders: Get group notebook and begin checking off checker sheet
    • Jumpstarter question 3- answer in RWWS notebook until class is ready to start
  • Lit Circle Discussions
  • Homework:
    • Prepare for lit circle discussions on Wednesday
    • Notebooks due Thursday
    • IR projects due Thursday